diff --git a/hook/meson.build b/hook/meson.build
index e8f859e..8c82394 100644
--- a/hook/meson.build
+++ b/hook/meson.build
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ libhook_dep = [
 
 libhook_inc = []
 
-if cc.has_function('gbm_create_device', dependencies : mali)
+if has_gbm
   # Add hooks to support new GBM APIs
   libhook_inc += include_directories('..' / gbm_headers.keys()[0])
   libhook_cflags += '-DHAS_GBM'
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ if cc.has_function('gbm_create_device', dependencies : mali)
   endforeach
 endif
 
-if cc.has_function('eglCreateContext', dependencies : mali)
+if has_egl
   # Add hooks to support default winsys
   libhook_inc += include_directories('../include')
   libhook_cflags += '-DHAS_EGL'
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 71f5943..7ea428e 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -52,11 +52,10 @@ is_utgard = gpu.split('-')[0] == 'utgard'
 is_px3se = gpu == 'utgard-400' and subversion == 'r3p0'
 
 # Parse platforms
-has_gbm = run_command('grep', '-wq', 'gbm_create_device', default_lib,
+has_gbm = cc.has_function('gbm_create_device', dependencies : mali)
+has_x11 = run_command('grep', '-wq', 'libxcb.so', default_lib,
   check : false).returncode() == 0
-has_x11 = run_command('grep', '-wq', 'XSync', default_lib,
-  check : false).returncode() == 0
-has_wayland = run_command('grep', '-wq', 'wl_egl_window_create', default_lib,
+has_wayland = run_command('grep', '-wq', 'libwayland-client.so', default_lib,
   check : false).returncode() == 0
 
 message('Using ' + default_lib + ' with' + (has_x11 ? ' x11' : '') +
@@ -89,6 +88,12 @@ foreach require : requires
   dependency(require)
 endforeach
 
+# The hook library is for hacking GBM/EGL/X11 APIs
+has_egl = cc.has_function('eglCreateContext', dependencies : mali)
+if not has_gbm and not has_egl and not has_x11
+  build_hook = false
+endif
+
 if wrappers_opts.auto() and is_utgard
   wrappers = false
   warning('Wrappers are disabled for utgard by default')